The City of Richmond is ignoring its own bylaw by allowing Park Road Liquor Store to move to the new Walmart development at Alderbridge Way and Garden City Road.
City planner Wayne Craig told the city’s planning committee a “vegetative buffer” would suffice in separating the store on Alderbridge Way from the Garden City Lands. The store would also be about 300 metres from West Cambie Park.
Normally, the city does not allow liquor stores near parks. As such the city needed to amend the zoning for the area.
The liquor store will not be inside the Walmart itself, according to the application by First Richmond North Shopping Centres.
Councillors unanimously approved the move.
